Chapter 100

“Will you be going?” Jason asked.

Grace nodded. “But you…” She hesitated for a moment. “Do you want to go with me?”

He was quiet for a moment then said, “I have to work overtime the night before. The boss said that I will get triple the rate if I do. How about you give me the address? I will go find you the

next day.”

“All right,” Grace said.

However, she then bit her lips and said hesitantly, “But when you show up with me over there, some of my relatives might give you a hard time. When that happens, don’t mind them.””

Jay gave her a faint smile. “Don’t worry, I won’t pay any

attention to it.”

At this moment, she was the only person he cared about.

The closer it got to Thanksgiving, the fewer people would be seen on the road. Many people had already returned to their

hometowns.

Her mother’s hometown was a small town on the outskirts

of Emerald City. It was not far away, and it would only take

about an hour and a half to get there by bus. Therefore,

relatively speaking, she would have to compete for a bus

ticket home with many other people who were also looking to

get out of the city for the holiday.

While Grace was still booking the tickets, she asked Jason, “Jay,

do you have your ID card? I’ll book a ticket for you.”

fact, she had never seen his ID

have already booked a

scarf that she had been hiding in the past few days and

it too short?” she studied the scarf and asked.

right,” he said. Her

him feel as though he was being surrounded by her scent as

that you can wear it for the holidays. But it will take some more time before the gloves are ready,”

hands as she fiddled

eyes lifted to his. Goodness, he

he said, his thumbs tracing tiny circles

“It’s beautiful.”

at the scarf, he was looking at her.

ladies rushed to the forefront of her mind.

friendship could

with a will of its own, her body leaned

his gaze dropping to

sucked in a

to her than

been.

than she could

herself.

his head and

fluttered closed.

phone started

moment was shattered. If it had even been there in the first

to the countertop and grabbed her

“Hello Lina.”

out in her apartment during the holidays, but when she heard that Grace was going

No small talk. No skirting around

was no secret that Lina didn’t want her to go back home. Grace glanced at Jay.

be alone. Jay will go over

She knew how heartless those people were when her friend got into trouble back

to ride off

on hard

argue the point. It was

bit of it.

see my grandmother, Lina. I haven’t seen her since I was released from prison. I don’t know how she is now,” Grace said. “She’s the only one of them who’s been good to me, Lina. And she’s

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